The 72-year-old award-winning singer-songwriter’s eccentric and flamboyant style garnered as much attention as his chart-topping hits like “Bennie and the Jets” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” Now that he’s heading into retirement from performing, we may be entitled to wonder about his bathrobe collection…. Elton’s signature sunglasses, just like his extravagant costumes, bolstered his on-stage persona and allowed him to be a fearless performer. July 6: Elton attends the Beach Boys/Chicago concert at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, CO. He sits in with both bands, much to the surprise of those in attendance. July 20: Elton and the band attend the Rolling Stones concert at Fort Collins. Elton sits in on Honky Tonk Women and other songs.

At 28, he was about to perform two sold-out shows at Dodger Stadium, where the last concert attraction was said Beatles in 1966. John and his manager/romantic partner, John Reid, had flown their friends and families, along with a British documentary film crew, from London to L.A. to help celebrate this milestone, and all had gathered at John’s secluded Beverly Hills estate the day prior to the Dodger Stadium concert to hobnob, sip champagne and fete the host. “And that,” wrote John, “was when I decided to try and commit suicide again.”

4. Dazzling in Diamonds (1975)

Elton John Proves He Can Turn any Text into a Song: Watch Him Improvise with Lines from Henrik Ibsen’s Play, Peer Gynt

Elton John’s bold fashion choices have always been as memorable as his remarkable career trajectory. The crowd is a sellout of 55,000 people; parking gates had to open at 6:30 AM, hours before they were supposed to, to accommodate the early-arriving throng.Elton's UK friends and family attend this sellout concert - another powerhouse, multi-hour performance for the second night in a row. The Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy LP is in its 4th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, having already been the first album by any artist to enter that chart at the top position.